Massagetae

The Massagetae were an ancient eastern Iranian nomadic tribal confederation which inhabited the steppes of Central Asia in Turkmenistan, western Uzbekistan, and southern Kazakhstan. They lived on the great plain east of the Caspian Sea, and they were related to the Getae of Eastern Europe. Queen Tomyris led the Massagetae to victory over the Persians in 530 BC, slaying their king Cyrus the Great. The Alans were descended from the Massagetae.